Improved device for attaching spittoons to floors of railroad-cars



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II. PETER? VNDTDLUTHOGRAPHER. WLSHINGTON. D. Q.

amt dtyijiiia JOHN S. DAG GETT, OF HOPE, MAINE.

Letters Patent No. 99,857, dated February 15, 1870.

IMPROVED DEVICE FOR ATTACHING- SPI'I'TOONS TO FLOORS C I' RAILROAD-CARS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and. making part of the same To all whor'ait may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN S. DAGGETT, of Hope, in the county of Knox, and State of Maine, have invented a certain new and usefulspittoon' and Holder,

particularly adapted for use in railroad-cars.

My invention consists in combining, in an easily detachable manneiyan ordinary spittoou, provided with suitable projecting lugs on its sides, with a holder capable of attachment to the floor by screws or other suitable means, and also in providing the said holder with a slotted arm, which, when secured to the floor, will still admit of certain lateral change of position; and I do hereby-declare that the following specification, taken in connection with the drawings furnished, and forming a part of the same, is a full description thereof, reference being had to the drawings.

Figure 1 represents a top view or plan of one of my holders with spittoon. .1

A- is the spittoon.

B is one of four lugs projecting from the outer edge of the spittoou.

C is a circular frame or metal basket, of a proper size to receive the spittoon. On the insideupper edge ofthis frame is an inwardly-projecting rim or flange, which is a part of the frame. In this rim are cut four slots, of such a size as will admit of the free passage downward of the lugs on the sides of the spittoon, before described. This frame should be secured to the floor in any obvious manner.

D is a longitudinally slotted arm, which may or not be attached to the bottom of the frame. The slot is for the purpose of admitting of the passage of a screw through it into the floor. When not screwed down tootight, the frame can therefore be moved back and forth in line with the slot or swung around, describing a circle. a

Figure 2 represents,in vertical section, one of my holders.

Figures 3 and 4 represent another form of holder, it being, inf-act, the same as fig. 1,"without the frame or basket. It consists of the slotted handle and ring E, fitted to receive the bottom of the spittoon. I prefer, however, the frame or basket, as it affords a greater degreeof security against the misplacement of the spittoon; '5

Figures 5 and 6 are-views of the spittoon, and show the lugs B.

The application of my invention is too obvious to require further description.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patenta 1. The spittoon-holder herein described, consisting of a frame-work of proper size, capable of being se cured to the floor, substantially as described. a

2. -In combination with such a frame-work the slotted arm D.

3. In combination with aling-holder the arm D, substantially as shown and described.

7 JOHN vS. DAGGETT.

Witnesses:

ISAAC BEMIs, IRA A. BRADLEY. 

